The rapper took the title over Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye West.

The magazine took a look at solo rappers who released albums from 2009 to the present, taking into account album sales, rankings on the R&B/hip-hop and rap charts, YouTube video views, social media, concerts grosses, awards and critics' opinions.

Eminem won the crown based on album sales (7.5 million during the time period, far surpassing runner-up Lil Wayne's 3 million) as well as YouTube views (1.3 billion vs. Lil Wayne's 671 million) and social media (44 million Facebook likes and 5 million Twitter followers).

Rounding out the top five in the overall rankings were Drake, West and Jay-Z. The complete list is below.